Because of the Cats
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Because of the Cats is a 1973 Dutch
-Belgian
drama film
directed by Fons Rademakers and starring Bryan Marshall
, Alexandra Stewart
and Sebastian Graham Jones. In Amsterdam Inspector Van der Valk is on the trail of a group of wealthy young men who go round attacking woman for entertainment. Its Dutch title was Niet Voor De Poezen. It was based on a novel in the Van der Valk
series of novels by Nicholas Freeling.
Cinema of the Netherlands
Because the Dutch film industry is relatively small, and there is little or no international market for Dutch films, almost all films rely on state funding. This funding can be achieved through several sources, for instance through the Dutch Film Fund or the Dutch public broadcast networks...
-Belgian
Cinema of Belgium
Belgium is essentially a bi-lingual country divided into the Flemish north and the French-speaking south. There is also a small community of German speakers in the border region with Germany...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Fons Rademakers and starring Bryan Marshall
Bryan Marshall
Bryan Marshall is an English actor, with a number of major credits in film and television to his name.Marshall was born in Clapham, London...
, Alexandra Stewart
Alexandra Stewart
Alexandra Stewart is a Canadian actress.Born in Montreal, Quebec, Alexandra Stewart left for Paris, France, in 1958, to study art...
and Sebastian Graham Jones. In Amsterdam Inspector Van der Valk is on the trail of a group of wealthy young men who go round attacking woman for entertainment. Its Dutch title was Niet Voor De Poezen. It was based on a novel in the Van der Valk
Van der Valk
Van der Valk is a British television series that was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. It starred Barry Foster in the title role as Dutch detective Commissaris "Piet" van der Valk...
series of novels by Nicholas Freeling.
Cast
- Bryan MarshallBryan MarshallBryan Marshall is an English actor, with a number of major credits in film and television to his name.Marshall was born in Clapham, London...
... Inspector van der Valk - Alexandra StewartAlexandra StewartAlexandra Stewart is a Canadian actress.Born in Montreal, Quebec, Alexandra Stewart left for Paris, France, in 1958, to study art...
... Feodora - Sebastian Graham Jones ... Jansen
- Anthony Allen ... Erik Mierle
- Ida Goemans ... Carmen
- Nicholas Hoye ... Kees van Sonneveld
- Sylvia KristelSylvia KristelSylvia Kristel is a Dutch actress, model and singer. Her most famous role is in the French film Emmanuelle.- Early life :...
... Hannie Troost - Delia Lindsay ... Ms. Maris
- Edward JuddEdward JuddEdward Judd was a British actor.Born in Shanghai, China, he and his English father and Russian mother fled when the Japanese attacked China five years later....
... Mierle - Roger HammondRoger Hammond (actor)Roger Hammond is an English character actor who has appeared in many films and television series.Hammond attended Cambridge University, and appeared extensively in their drama program, alongside actors such as Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, and John Wood. Following that, he attended the Royal Academy...
... Maris - Derek HartDerek HartDerek Osborne Hart was a British actor, journalist and broadcaster best known for his appearances on the BBC's current affairs programme of the 1950s and 1960s, Tonight....
... Kieft - Guido de Moor ... Marcousis
- Lous Hensen ... Mevr. Van Sonneveld
- George BakerGeorge Baker (actor)George Baker, MBE was an English actor and writer. He was best-known for portraying Tiberius in I, Claudius, and Inspector Wexford in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries.-Personal life:...
... Boersma - Liliane Vincent ... Mevrouw Kieft